St. Aubrey and starring Fred Clark and Constance Bennett; On April 7, 1956, the Ford Star Jubilee presentation, produced by Arthur Schwartz and starring Orson Welles and Betty Grable. Musical On the Twentieth Century, a musical adaptation of the play by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Cy Coleman, opened on Broadway on February 19, 1978, with John Cullum and Madeline Kahn as the stars. It was directed by Harold Prince and played for 11 previews and 449 performances. References External links Twentieth Century plot summary and character descriptions from StageAgent.com 1932 plays Broadway plays Plays by Charles MacArthur Plays by Ben Hecht Comedy plays American plays adapted into films Plays set in the United States